Where it all began

I’ve been a traveller since 1974 when we went to Europe for an epic family adventure.  From the very minute we left Sydney Australia I was so excited to be on this journey.  I was captivated looking out the plane window by the stunning Aegean & Ionian Seas as we flew into Europe.  Then as if on some magic carpet ride, I saw the boot of Italy.  It was mesmerising to see the Colosseum & St Peter’s Basilica towering out of Rome like two giant souvenirs.  At Fiumicino Airport, an interesting note, from my travel diary says we had to produce our vaccination booklets to enter Italy!  

I’ve loved to travel & explore the world ever since.  We went on so many more family holidays, my heritage being Australian Italian.  My name is Linda Angelos, this of course is my pen name, however it’s a family name too, in Latin it means angelic messenger, so I hope my blog gives you good memories & information about travel.

About my professional career

Having been in the travel industry for over 30 years, I’ve worked in all aspects of the industry. My first job was in a busy office representing smaller global airlines.  In those days ticketing & reservations was a very manual process, with telex, fax & ticket machines, non-stop phones, paperwork & labour-intensive reservation systems. I’ve worked for Hawaiian Airlines, Airlanka (now Srilankan), AER Lingus & Air Malta. In the years to follow I continued working for airlines including THAI International. I’ve worked as travel agent & for ground operators gaining valuable itinerary planning, customer service & operation system skills.  It’s been a pleasure to be sent on trips & organise many bespoke specialist small groups to the Indian Sub-Continent, Indochina, Southeast Asia & arrange endless worldwide trips for travellers.  It’s a challenging but rewarding job looking after people’s travel dreams. In my career I’ve won quite a few sales awards too.

The last few years I have been a travel planner organising worldwide luxury yacht & canal boat charters.  In travel you get to work with the most amazing global teams. I was fortunate to attend the Le Boat launch & tour in the Rideau Canal, Ontario, Canada in 2017 representing the Australasian team.  It was also a pleasure & honour to be sent on other trips including Cruising in Venice, Italy aboard a beautiful Le Boat charter, sailing in Corfu, Greece & Palma Da Mallorca, Spain aboard the gorgeous Moorings & Sunsail catamarans.